Inventing the Modern World by Dk

Inventing the Modern World by Dk

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Summary

From the invention of the telephone and the television, this book presents the story of major inventions and technological achievements that have helped shape the modern world.

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Inventing the Modern World by Dk

What are the objects inventions power sources and processes that have changed our modern industrial culture? Who are the individuals behind their creation? How have people reacted to these newfangled contraptions? This unique account explores the answers to these questions. It traces the sweeping innovations and interconnections of each advance in a flowing text that features almost 500 photographs with captions that further explain the story of how we've become who we are today. Drawing on the museum collections represented by the Science & Society Picture Library as well as the legendary resources of the Hulton Getty Picture Collection Inventing the Modern World explains in almost 500 images and vivid text the ever-changing relationship between technical change and industry science and technology and people and objects.
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ISBN 13 9780751330045
ISBN 10 0751330043
Title Inventing the Modern World
Author Dk
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published 2000-09-07
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.